Japanese · Starter

Nigiri-zushi Hand-Formed Sushi

Name: Nigiri-zushi Hand-Formed Sushi
Total time: 2 h 45 min
Yield: Serves 8; about 48 pieces
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 330 g Japanese short-grain rice (gives about 4½ cups sushi rice); 360 ml water; 1 piece kombu, 5 cm square; 3 tbsp rice vinegar; 2 tbsp sugar; 1½ tsp sea salt; 1 kg sashimi-grade skinless fillets of tuna, squid or sea bream (one kind or all three); 1 tbsp finely grated wasabi; 2 tsp rice vinegar, for hand-vinegar (tezu); 6 tbsp water, for hand-vinegar; 100 ml soy sauce; 1½ tbsp mirin; 60 g thinly sliced pickled ginger (gari)

Small fingers of seasoned sushi rice, pressed firm but never crushed, each topped with a dab of wasabi and a slice of sashimi-grade tuna, squid or sea bream; about four dozen pieces for a party, served with mirin-softened soy and pickled ginger.

YieldServes 8; about 48 pieces
Hands-on1 h 25 min
Total2 h 45 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

sushi rice

330 gJapanese short-grain rice (gives about 4½ cups sushi rice)
360 mlwater
1 piecekombu, 5 cm square
3 tbsprice vinegar
2 tbspsugar
1½ tspsea salt

toppings

1 kgsashimi-grade skinless fillets of tuna, squid or sea bream (one kind or all three)
1 tbspfinely grated wasabi

to serve

2 tsprice vinegar, for hand-vinegar (tezu)
6 tbspwater, for hand-vinegar
100 mlsoy sauce
1½ tbspmirin
60 gthinly sliced pickled ginger (gari)

Diet

Pescatarian

Contains

Gluten
Soy
Fish
Mollusk shellfish
Mustard
Sulfites
Tuna
Legumes (any)
Wheat
Rice
Cabbage family (any)
Horseradish
Wasabi
Ginger
Mold-ripened and koji-fermented foods
Seaweed (any)
Kelp
Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
Alcohol

Taste

Heat
Sweet
Sour / bright
Salty
Umami / savory
Richness / fat
Aromatic spice

Equipment

Stovetop

Season

Any season

Occasion

Entertaining

Effort

45–90 min active
1–3 hours total
Difficulty 4

Nutrition

Calories: low
Protein: high
Carbs: moderate
Fat: low
Fiber: low
Sodium: high

Budget

Budget: high

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